Late acquired stent malapposition detected by optical coherence tomography examination Konstantina P. Bouki, Dionissios N. Chatzopoulos, Mihail G. Katsafados, Dimitrios A. Elaiopoulos, Stavroula N. Psychari, Thomas S. Apostolou International Journal of Cardiology Volume 137, Issue 3, Pages e77-e78 (November 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.039 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Angiogram and OCT images after PCI for the RCA. Angiogram shows good result after stent implantation in the mid-RCA. OCT reveals: (A), (B), (C), and (D) Good apposition of every strut of the stent. International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, e77-e78DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.039) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Angiogram and OCT images 1 year after PCI for the RCA. Angiogram shows no change in the RCA. OCT reveals: (A), (B): The stent struts are well apposed and covered by thick neointima in the distal edge and the body of the stent. (C), (D) Malapposed stent struts without neointimal coverage in the proximal edge of the stent (arrows). International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, e77-e78DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.039) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions